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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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